Café crazed 1st Gen Cuban-American raised in Miami. 55 and VERY Alive!! Spanglish speaking Mother of 3, Abuela of 6; a human shot of espresso and earnest in my extremism. An adventurer,dancer of life; loving its’ locuras and celebrating the "humanness" of all people. The binding ties of family, being female, getting older and day to day life while hopefully enlightening and entertaining- this is the reason for Babushka and her dance.
♪A BAILAR SE HA DICHO!!♪

May 30, 2014

La Potencia that is #Hispz14- Day 2

As is customary, there were many events and much swag in the conference,

but the post, opinions and pictures are all Babushka.

HolaHolaHola My Beautifuls!

Today we continue with #Hispz14 because only 2 posts about it is not enough. Besides, there was officially 3 days, but being Latinos we have to have our pre-party & after party right?? Pero for now, let's go to Day 2. As y'all read in Day 1 the "specialness" of that day was personal, but did that mean the other days weren't special? JU SO FONII!!! Let BB show you how Day 2 started-

In case you didn't read the first post of the series, Strayer University was Babushka's sponsor for #Hispz14 and they had arranged for me to stay in this remarkable room. Imaginate, a room to myself, ac totally in my control and all the coffee I wanted to drink!! Actually, I should have had much more coffee- totally overslept, by about 2 hours. Quee?? It was nice and cold, quiet, and not a recliner. Si, BB had to make herself leave the room. But of course, I'm totally glad I did.

Arriving at La Potencia that is #Hispz14, I realized the breakfast was over, but no 24/7 comida, no always abundant food at a Latino event? Never gonna happen. Especially at #Hispz and especially when my fave @ViveMejor Lounge was around. BB had missed them at last year's #Hispz and was so happy to see them again this time. They were Babushka's home away from home, and they didn't lose that touch when they returned this year.

By the time I got back to Strayer's Booth it was time for the days Latinovator Luncheon. Today's recipient was NPR's Maria Hinojosa. As a journalist and radio show anchor, Maria has shined for over 25 years and Babushka was overjoyed to see her in person and hear about her passions and peeves. The point she made about the high rate of young Latinas attempting suicide hit close to home as it once again stressed the need for mental health education and acceptance. Maria Hinojosa was witty, informative, and very thought provoking- rallying for more and truer representation of Hispanics in the media. Naturally everyone attending agreed.

After the cruise, those wishing to get a late night snack at the Little Havana McDonald's were taken, the others of us were returned to the hotel. Quee?? Ok si, JU SO FONII!!! Babushka did pass on a free meal, but I had eaten at that specific establishment so many times while staying atLa Tata's that I decided I needed my rest more.

Bohemian Babushka

Groovy Spanglish speaking Grandma of 6 who loves life and all its adventures. Motivational while still keeping it real, Babushka shows how all things looked at with gratitude are good, and how to say to la vida- JU SO FONII!!!

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